# Is there a bush that spontaneously bursts into flame to reproduce?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 21, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-bush-that-spontaneously-bursts-into-flame-to-reproduce/752831 "2016-04-21T17:13:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-bush-that-spontaneously-bursts-into-flame-to-reproduce/752831/1 "2016-04-21T17:13:28Z")

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[Article here.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2414/is-there-a-bush-that-spontaneously-bursts-into-flame-to-reproduce)

Couldn’t help thinking about this thread, [**My Pubic Hair Is On Fire!**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790462&highlight=pubic)

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-bush-that-spontaneously-bursts-into-flame-to-reproduce/752831/2 "2016-04-21T22:36:18Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> [Article here.](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2414/is-there-a-bush-that-spontaneously-bursts-into-flame-to-reproduce)
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> Couldn’t help thinking about this thread, [**My Pubic Hair Is On Fire!**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790462&highlight=pubic)

The board won’t let me access the article right now, but the idea reminds of the bush from Janet Kagan’s _Mirabile_ sci-fi stories that actually did burst into flame as part of its reproductive strategy.

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-bush-that-spontaneously-bursts-into-flame-to-reproduce/752831/3 "2016-04-23T04:56:37Z")

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Here are some videos of people setting fire to this plant.

[Gas Plant: The Plant You Can Light On Fire! - YouTube](https://youtu.be/pQTZyS7BKV8)

[Gas Plant - dictamnus albus - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8yDWkwu5aI)

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-bush-that-spontaneously-bursts-into-flame-to-reproduce/752831/4 "2016-04-23T22:56:23Z")

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Do lemons grow on bushes…?

[I burned my lower lip with lemon.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790089)

[starting a fire with a lemon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790779)